Wines

Too old to run in the Derby but this five year old wine is released
at just the right age, having shed the frivolity of youth but
not so old to have become stodgy. This Reserva Tempranillo strikes
the right balance.Anciano (5 Years)
2008

Old guys rule! Never mind failing
eyesight, a weak arc on your jumper and sagging body parts,
some great things come with age. Like the sophisticated flavors
and mellow wisdom of this Gran Reserva. Youth is overrated.

Let's check through your wine needs.
Tasty: Of course. Fun label: Yep. Estate grown fruit: Nice
touch. Under ten bucks: Righteous ! El Burro kicks all the
right boxes at a price that won't make you feel like a donkey.

Acres of soft fruit roll out of the
glass with this exciting Tempranillo heralded as “one
of the best Riojas on the market today… luscious and
easy to drink, yet with a complexity that you expect from
the great wines of Europe”.

Not
since Betty and Veronica have fictional women been so intriguing.
As fashionable as Daphne and as brainy as Velma, Las Hermanas
are six sassy sisters that grace the labels of these voluptuous
reds from Jumilla. Youthful, organic and stylish. These
wines deliver. You go girl!

Shazam! The “Wizard’s Sleeve”
is magical. Cooked up by our own sorcerer Norrel Robertson
(He’s actually a winemaker, but Sorcerer sounds cooler).
This sophisticated effort blows the doors off most southern
Rhone wines. Nary a flaccid note in this baby.

A laser beam of Verdejo fruit from Castilla
Y Leon in Northern Spain, along The Pilgrimage route
of Santiago de Compostela. That’s the burial site of
St. James to you heathen non-Spanish speakers. We make no
claims as to its ability to bring St. James back from the
dead, but the bright purity of this native Spanish grape could
have you ascending a bit higher off your chair at dinner.

Holy Papacy! This Garnacha/Syrah blend
from ancient bush vines by our winemaker/MW/friend Norrel
Robertson pays homage to Pope Luna, the last of the Avignon
Popes, born near the slate vineyards in Calatayud. This beauty
could bring you to prayer or rethink that sobriety vow.

Generosity in every
bottle ! Piggy Bank is star winemakers working with their favorite
grapes to deliver wines with big personality and a social conscience.
Tempranillo from Spain, Sauvignon Blanc from Chile, Nero D'Avola
from Italy. For every bottle sold, we'll make a nice donation
to a charity that you choose. You drink. You choose.
We give. What's not to like about that!

This Spanish
Cava is crisp and citrusy. An elegant and affordable sparkling
wine guaranteed to put a smile on your partner's face and save
your wallet from the trauma of a pricey French Champagne.More
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